• Rodgers could risk Vardy for Carabao Cup semi-final second leg• Scores at 1-1 after first leg at King Power Stadium
Leicester City’s ambition for this season is to qualify for the
Champions League while Aston Villa’s main aim is to stave off relegation from the
Premier League, but on Tuesday both clubs will have only one thing on their minds: reaching the Carabao Cup final.
With their semi-final perfectly balanced after the 1-1 draw in the first leg, the importance of the second leg at Villa Park can be gauged by the fact Brendan Rodgers says Jamie Vardy could play despite not being fully fit and Dean Smith is likely to give a debut to Villa’s new £8.5m striker Mbwana “Ally” Samatta. Both teams, then, will be at full tilt.